1. Mendham Borough, N.J. This custom-built 1990s manor features a two-story salon, a billiard room, a wine cellar, an exercise room, and a home theater. A circular driveway leads to the front entrance and an attached four-car garage. A wall of windows in the family room and kitchen look out on a garden, a pool, and a waterfall. The master suite includes a private terrace and a circular sitting room. $5,250,000. Karen Tourville, Turpin Real Estate Inc., (877) 788-7746
2. Louisville Situated on a secluded cul-de-sac close to Cherokee Park, this French Normandy–inspired home features landscaped gardens and an apartment above the property’s custom two-car carriage house. The main residence has a fully renovated gourmet kitchen and a master suite that includes a vaulted ceiling and a private balcony. $679,000. Sandy Gulick, Kentucky Select Properties, (502) 592-8664
3. Upper Brookville, N.Y. This seven-bedroom home is the wing of an actual 18th-century French château and was shipped to the U.S. in the 1920s. The house features authentic Louis XIII and XIV details throughout, including extensive wood paneling and mirrored ceilings. The property has a pool, fountains, and a walled secret garden. $3,499,999. Linda Brown, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, (516) 650-9145
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4. Dallas This four-bedroom, French Normandy–style home, built in 1940, sits on a manicured 1.5-acre lot that’s heavily shaded by mature trees. It has a fully updated guesthouse whose screened-in porch overlooks the property’s diving pool. The main house features a sunlit entrance gallery, a spacious game room, and multiple distinctive fireplaces. $3,495,000. David Nichols, Mathews Nichols Group, (214) 520-8350
5. East Greenwich, R.I. Designed to evoke a French manor, this 5,000-square-foot, four-bedroom home features a great room with 16-foot ceilings, a master suite that opens onto a terrace, and a grand foyer whose floor is tiled in black and white marble. Interior details include numerous crystal chandeliers, elaborately ornamented fireplaces, and a grand stairway with a decorative iron railing. The yard features a courtyard-style entrance, formal gardens, and a heated pool with a cabana. $3,000,000. Carol O’Connor, Lila Delman Real Estate, (401) 864-3880
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6. Cleveland One of 81 homes built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. on his father’s former Forest Hill estate, this four-bedroom French Normandy house features refinished hardwood floors, a remodeled kitchen, and a dining room that overlooks an English cottage garden. $199,900. Frank Ricchi, Howard Hanna, (216) 831-9310
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